Important steps towards reducing drug related deaths
“To keep people safe and enable them to make the changes they want to see in their lives, every effort has to be made by
“To keep people safe and enable them to make the changes they want to see in their lives, every effort has to be made by
First published: 8th September 2023Edited: 21st November 2023. The government have published a response to the Committee’s report, and their responses are summarised beneath points
The first annual report on progress under the From Harm to Hope ten-year drugs strategy has been published, analysing the impacts thus far of the government’s funding and strategy around drug supply, demand, treatment, and recovery.
Read our submission The National Audit Office (NAO) is undertaking a value-for-money assessment of the government’s ten-year Drugs Strategy From Harm to Hope, looking at
On 22nd May, the government published the National Combating Drugs Outcomes Framework, setting out the metrics through which they will measure progress towards the goals of the From Harm to Hope ten-year drugs strategy. These metrics are how the government will measure if the strategy is working, and are summarised in this blog.
In March, Collective Voice vice chair, Clare Taylor (Chief Operating Officer at Turning Point) gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on alcohol treatment
The data suggest there are “certain risk groups… where targeted action would be helpful” Read the report The latest “Shooting Up” report shows a continuing
The government today announced the next tranche of drug strategy funding for treatment and recovery services. The funding amounts to £154.3 million for 2023/2024, and
Yesterday saw the publication of the latest statistics for alcohol-specific deaths in the UK. These cover deaths which are directly attributed to alcohol consumption (mainly liver disease), which
The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has published a national adult drug and alcohol treatment commissioning quality standard and self assessment tool. This was
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